Pregame
The winner of Sunday’s game will advance to the College World Series. The loser’s season will end.
Arkansas advanced to the super regionals by going 3-1 in a home regional against NJIT and Nebraska.
NC State won the Ruston (La.) Regional with a 3-0 record against Alabama and No. 16 overall seed Louisiana Tech….The Wolfpack went 19-14 in ACC play after a 1-8 start. NC State finished second in the ACC regular-season standings and was runner-up at the ACC Tournament.
The super regional marks the first on-field meeting between North Carolina State coach Elliott Avent and Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn, who rank sixth and seventh, respectively, in wins among active college coaches.